Ducati 1199 Panigale Superleggera

By now, it is a unanimous opinion that current superbikes have reached their limits in terms of power outputs. The 180/190 PS that top superbikes from the major factories produce now is more than enough for even the best riders on the best roads, in the best weather conditions. It is only on a track – and that too, one with long enough straights – that one can properly harness all that extra power. Unless radical new developments in tyre Read More...

It is the eternal question in automotive circles; who would win in flat-out acceleration, a top-of-the-line superbike, or its four wheeled counterpart? That question has now been answered thanks to the good folks over at Autocar UK, and the results may surprise you. For this test, the Autocar team, led by the incomparable Steve Sutcliffe, went looking for nothing but the very best from the two and four-wheeled world. They found the McLaren P1, the Porsche 918, and, representing superbikes, Read More...

Ladies and gentlemen- presenting Bangalore's and India's one and only Ducati 1198R Panigale in all her glory! The Ducati 1199R Panigale is the stuff of two-wheeled dreams are made up of. Registering similar exotic equivalence as the LaFerrari, the 1199R Panigale has full blooded Italian credentials. Pronounced “Pan-ee-gah-lee”, the new model breaks with Ducati’s Superbike tradition by adding a name to its 1199cc engine capacity (referred to as eleven-nine-nine), harking back to its historic roots in the Borgo Panigale area of Bologna. Read More...

Meet the Café Fighter by Gannet Design- the Swiss design and strategic consulting house who had us in awe a few months back with their take on the Ducati 1199 Supperleggera. This time around, the donor bike remains the same but the overall design appears to be a little less radical and groundbreaking- front man Ulfert Janssen would like to put the style somewhere between a mix of classic cafe racer proportions and a modern mono place street fighter. Thus Read More...

We've got to know that renowned Italian bike maker Ducati has recalled 2,083 units of the Ducati 1199 Panigale and 1199 Panigale S. This recall drive has been initiated owing to potentially faulty electricals. Ducati says that the effected superbikes, which have been manufactured between March 2012 and August 2012, may have wiring issues in the handlebar. This fault can lead to malfunctioning horn, right turn signal, headlight and instrument panel. This recall drive affects the bikes sold in United Read More...

"Perfect is relative, not absolute" and this so aptly applies to motorcycles. Where one design would leave a few mouths wide open in incredulity, there are a select few who think beyond the possibilities on the man-made concept called "perfection". And we happened to come across one called Ulfert Janssen. A Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Design from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, USA, Ulfert has been born and brought up in Germany. Founder and Read More...

Details of Ducati’s super-exotic and extreme variant of the 1199 Panigale have been officially revealed. The 500 units limited production Ducati 1199 Superleggera with liberal use of lightweight magnesium, titanium and carbon fibre materials, weighs at 155 kgs dry and 177 kgs in ready to ride mode. Reiterating on the specifications in brief- the Ducati 1199 Superleggera replaces nearly every metallic component with a lighter material. The monocoque frame, the front sub-frame and the forged Marchesini wheels are all constructed Read More...

Thanks to Ducati Chile, studio images of the Italian motorcycle manufacturer's 205 bhp offering of the exotic Ducati 1199 Panigale in an even more exotic form have been leaked on the internet. Though the Ducati 1199 Panigale Superleggera doesn't look any different from the regular 1199 Panigale R with Ducati's MotoGP livery, the changes lie under the skin. With generous use of magnesium on the frame, engine parts and the wheels- with the fairing now constructed out of ultra light Read More...